Car construction



fx. 16am ET A1. 1,742,835

CAR CONSTRUCTION u Jan. 7, 1930.

- Filed May 3, :i923

.q v 222 ,-i/x 1 -./'N VEN T095 KENNETH J Toe/N FQEDEE/c/c-- C. Hfs/NENl 'JOHN F? McW/LL/QMS ParentedJan. 7,1930" 1,742,835

UNITED STATES lia'rErr'r,y OFFICE xENNE'rII I. 'roam-AND FREDERICK C KEINEN,` or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND JOHN P; IICWILLIAMS, or CLEVELAND, OHIO, assIGNons rrO CAMEL COMPANY, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS CLB CONSTRUCTION Application led' )my 3, 1928. 'Serial No. 274,707, This invention relates 'to improvements in failure or partial failure' of anyone of said. car constructiomand more particularly Car joints, from any cause, the remaining se door sealing constructions. joints will still be effective-to prevent admis- In railway car construction, much diision of foreign matter to the Interior of the culty has heretofore been experienced in pro- Car. "y r viding and' maintaining an eiiicient Weather A specific obj ect ofthe invention is to proseal between the rear edges of the side doors vide an arrangement of the type above indiand the car side walls. The clearances Aleft cated wherein three'lines' ofsealed 'Contact betweenthe side wall structures and the sealare provided. between :the seal' elements 1 formin lelements carried by the rear edges and so arranged as to rovidea p uralt of 60` of the oors when the latter are opened and airv channels 'and thus insure carrying o by shut, are often ver small, 'as a result of which air "currents, any foreign matter -that may the amount to w ich theseal-forming elelenter eitherof the'ar fhannels.y ments carried by the doors may project in- Other objects of the invention,'such`as re- Wardly 0f the plane of the doors, is neces-f duced oost of manufacture, installation and 6 5 sarily quite limited and hence the size and mlntenance'; easeof replacement of parts;

strength of the parts'carried by the door are andi-Increased strength'imparted to the door, in turn limited. Particularly is this .true `in-and generally increased eiiiciency willv be the case of many double sheathed Cars. It &pparentfrom the OHOWng de sriptionand 2 is well known that the rearedges of car doors, .C18-11118. j i

are subject to severe usage, it being a common u In the drawin Orming a part Of'this specoccurrence for pry bars, sledges andother itication, Fig.- 1s. broken horizontal' secinstruments to be used in .forcing the doors tionalview, taken through the rear edge poropenand closed, with consequent danger of tion-.of a steel door and ad'acent portions of injuring and deforming the rear edge portion a singley sheathed Car and s owing the inven- .75

of the doors and the sealing elements and t1on..-.Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but thereby destroying the eectiveness ofthe illustrating Somewhat difel'en arfang sealing arrangement. In additionto the forement of door post. Fig. 3 ispanenlarged going, are unavoidable variations in the 'broken horizontal 566135.01181 View illustrating manufacture and assembling of the parts;- a modification ofthe sealing arrangement 8p changes occurring in the relation of the doors which may be used under certain car condito the super-structures because of weaving of tions. And Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional the car bodies,sagging of the door tracks. and view of the sealing arrangement proper, illusthe like, all-of which tends to destroy in trated inFig. 1. f v 85 whole or in part, the efficacy of any sealing Referring irst .tO the construction illus- 85 arrangement, yand more particularly, any trated in Figs.1and 4, the single wood sheathsealin arrangement de en ing upon a single ing of the house car side is Indicated at 10, line o? sealing contact' tween two elements the rear` door post of the usual side door for its efectiveness. ing at 11, and 'one of the diagonal braces di. i 40 One object'of the present invention is to the sidewall 'at 12', said brace bei in the, 99 rovideaweather and spark seal constructionl form of a Z-bar, as most common y or slidable car doors, which has incorporated The .invention is illustrated in vconnection therein a plurality of lines of lsealing Contact with a steel or all-metal door indicated genso` arranged that foreign matter cannot enter erally Aby thereference 'Character' 13. .i the car' door opening without 'successively The particular door chosen for illustration .9 5 l passing the several seal joints. has the main portion thereof comprised of 'Another object of the invention is to prosheet metal panels v14, the door having a vervide acar door rear edge and 'sealing artically extending corrugation 15 adjacent `its rangement wherein are employed aplurality rear edge and, outwardly thereof, formed distinct sealed joints sothat. in event of with a flat margin comprised of two plies of sheet metal, one of which is constituted by the main panel sheets and the other by a of rivets 20, said rivetsalso securing the base flange 21 of the sealing plate 18 to the inner side of the flat marginal edge of the door.

is extended transversely inwardly i of the plane of ythe ldoor andpreferably abuts the of the sealing plate. 18 so that,when blows rare delivered to the buffer angle 17, as by striking' the stop 23, the .rivets 20 are placed y under double shear, thereby increasingl the effectiveness` of the reinforced rear edge ofl even less and practically impossibleof, paSS- v` thedoor.'v f .1 I

'Thegdoor post 11 is of a form commonly lused and has a main web 24A extending percar and an outer yflano'e 25 projecting rearwardly.- Secured to' tll` member 26 of angular cross` section and having a base flange 27 secured tothe web 24 Y lof the post, as by the seriesy of rivets 28. The

member 26'is provided also with an elongated, preferablythinner flange 29 also -extending rearwardly and the free edge of pas which may: be bent inwardly as indicated at 30 to provide a cam surface when initially engaged by the inner kedge of the flange 22 ,of the angle 17 carried by the door. f Said flange 29 1s preferably of limited flexibility,

for the purpose'hereinafter described c The sealing" plate 18'is inwardly 'offset at 31 andis then formed with a .forwardly and inwardly inclined flange 3 2 adapted to enter the space between the post flange'25 and the sealing member 26. f u#With the construction described, it is evidentthat three distinct lines of sealing contact are provided between the partsv when the door is in closed position. The first line of 'sealing y edge of t e flange 22 and the resilient flange 29. The second is that between the free edge- 95 tion, shouldany snow, rain, dust or Isparks' be The other flange 22 of the bufl'er angle 17.

rearv edge of, the flat marginal Vortion` of the door and the rear edge of the arse flange 21 pendicularly outwardly from the wall 'of the e post 11 is a sealingv contact'is that between the inner` able to pass b the first line' of sealing contact, it 1s evi' ent that the same will enter the air channel 33, through which there will always be` avertical current of air when the car is in motion, and hencevsuch forei matter will, in most instances, be remove at this point. Should this not occur, however,the

foreign matter must then next pass the second'- lineof sealing'contactin which event the foreign matter enters the second air Vchannel 34, where it is subject to the same draft action and will be removed. Infpractice, it is extremely difficult to maintain ,a line of sealing contact continuously, due to unavoidable irregularities .of manufacture, indentations that may occur at intervals alongthe sealing elements, and from other causes, but, with the invention disclosed, v'while a small amount of foreign vmatter may possiblypass by the first lineof sealing contact, at somev point there?k in, the possibility of foreign matter passingk beyond thevsecond line of sealing contact is inv the third lineV of sealing contact.

'lleferring to the construction illustrated in F ig.2, a different'forni of doorpostis indicated at 124, the vsame being constituted by a Z-bar with a wood filler 40. In the construction illustrated in Fig. 2, whichY is typical ofmany cars nowin service, it will be observed that the plane of theouter face of the post 124 is very much closer to the outer vertical plane of the braces 112 of the carside wall and hence the actual amountof .v

clearance between the members on the rear ed e of the door isextremel small. e

n this modification, theA oor 113, bufl'eiI-- angle 117 and sealing plate 118 carried by the door, are the same as in the first described modification and it will be observed that both the membersl17 and 118 will still clear the.l

side wall braces. y

On account ofthe limited space available for the sealing member attached to the post,

a different formlis employed in the Fig. 2

construction, the-same being indicatedf'generally by the reference character v126. Said member v126 is of more or less U-formation havingk an elongated, .rearwardl extendy flange` 129 corresponding tothe flange 29,' a shorter rearwardly extending outer flange corresponding to the flange 25 ofthe post'in the first described construction, and an.in-'

termediate web or. base 41, which is secured to the post-,124 by the rivets128. structin Ithe member 126.0f U-section, as

describe the same may be accommodated between the outer planes of the braces and door` post 124, and it will be evident from the draw# ing, the same three distinct lines of sealing contacts andair channels are obtained in the construction of Fig.. 2ias in the case ofthe first described form. c y

Referring to the. i the arrangementius 211, door 213, post flange 225 and sealing plate' 218 carried by the door, is the same as in the construction illustrated in Fig'. 1. 'l

The construction of Fig. 3 differs primarily from that of Fig. 1' in the buffer angle 217 carried by the door, which is provided with a longer inwardly extending flange 222, so as to obtain a greater section modulus at the rear edge of the door. complished in the car construction illustrated, because of the available clearness which is apparent from inspection of Fig. 1, without fouling of the buffer angle with the car side braces. The sealing member 226 is:` of generally angular cross section, having a base` flange 227 secured to the post' 211 by a Series of rivets 228, the base ange in this instance projecting outwardly instead of inwardly, in order to avoid the diagonal brace of the car side. The member 226 is provided also with a rearwardly elongated flange229, in this instance, terminating in an O. Gr. curve section 230 which cooperates with the inner edge of the flange 222, as clearly shown inthe drawing. In this construction, the freev edge of the sealing plate 218 forms a sealing joint with the base flange 227 of the sealing member 226. It will be evident that the three lines of sealing contact and the two air channels .are present in the construction of Fig. 3, with the same advantages as hereinbefore described.

Although the preferred manner of carry-l ing out the invention has been described, all

changes and modifications are contemplated that come within the scope of the appended claims.

We-claim l. In door construction, the combination with a member having a door-opening in a. wall thereof and a slidable door to close said opening; of a reinforcing element carried by the rear edge of the door and including a flange projecting transversely inwardly of the plane of the door; a sealing element carried by said member and havin a resilient flange projecting rearwardly an engageable with the inner edge of said first named flange to provide a. sealing joint; and additional means carried by said member and door providing another s ealing joint within the first named sealing joint.

2. In car door construction, the combination with a rear door post provided with a plurality 'of spaced rearwardly projecting sealing elements;

of a slidable door; and a plurality of inwardly extended sealing elements carried by the rear edge of the door and cooperablewith the first named sealing elements when the door is in closed position.

3. In car door construct-ion, the combination with a rear door post provided with a pair of rearwardly projecting sealing elements,.said elements being laterally spaced; of a slidable door; and a pair of sealing ele- |This can be acand projecting. inwardly thereof and lon itudinally spaced and cooperable with t e first named sealing elements.

4. In car door construction, the combination with a rear door'post .provided with an outer rearwardly projecting' flange section and an inner longer resilient rearwardly pro.- jecting flange section; of a door; a member carriedb the rear edge of said door and having'an' inwardly projecting flan ey section cooperablewith said 'elongated ange section; anda second member carried by the rear edge ofthe door cooperable with said first named flange section. l -1 5. In car door construction, the combination witha rear door post having laterally offset, rearwardly projecting. flange sections,

ments carriedv'by theirear edge 4'of the door vthe inner of which is resilient; of a slidable spaced from said first named flange; and a slidable door having a buffer angle and a sealing plate secured to the rear edge thereof, said buffer angle having one of its flanges extended inwardly and engageable with the said flangefof the sealing member, said sealing plate having an inwardly and forwardly inclined flange section cooperable with said post flange and an adjacentpart of said first named sealing member.

7. In a door construction, the combination with a member .having a door opening in a wall thereof and a slidable door to close said opening; of cooperable sealing elements carried by said member and the rear portion of door on the inner side thereof, respectively; a reinforcing guard member on the rear p0rtion of the door having a section secured tothe outer face thereof and a flange projecting inwardly across the rear edge of the door to protect said sealing element carried by the door; and a second sealing element on said member cooperable with the inner edge of said flange to* provide an additional line of sealing contact therewith.

.8. In a door construction, the combination with a member having a door opening in a wall thereof and a slidable door to close said opening; of a pair of spaced sealing elements on said member; and a pair 0f spaced cooperable sealing elements on said door, one o the latter engaging one element on said member and theV otherelement of said door engaging both of said elements on said member, the three lines of sealing engagement thus formed being separated from each other and providing therebetween two separate and independent air pockets. f Y e y 9. In a door construction, the combination with a member havin a. dooropening in a wall thereof and a sliible door to close said opening; of al combined reinforcing and sealing element on the rear edge of the door lo having a dan e projecting inwardly of the plane of the oor; and afcooperable sealing element on said member fhavinga resilient flan 'extendin rearwardly to a point bev on the rear e e of the door and said com- .y ined sealing an reinforcing element thereon,` wheny the door is in closed position,'said resilient Hange engagin the inner ed e `of the first named flange an said resilient ange having a cam .surface along its free edge. In witness 'that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 23rd day of ApriLA. D. 1928.- j A KENNETH J. TOBIN.

Y f FREDERICK c. HEINEN. K JOHN P. MOWILLIAMS. 

